I never hesitate to recommend Attack of the Friday Monsters! and Siesta Fiesta.
Both had a lot of character and charm and the gameplay was as fun as my most loved retail games.
Never want to come down, never want to put my feet back down on the ground.
One game I'm a huge fan of that most people missed is Avenging Spirit - a Game Boy VC release for 3DS. The game design is perhaps too old-school at time, but it's got a really great concept (you are a ghost who can possess any "bad guy" and use their skills for your own benefit) and solid platforming/action gameplay for the time. Anyone who likes old games should give it a shot - it's got strong replay value because there are so many different characters with unique abilities, and is very affordable.
As for Dsiware, I feel Aura Aura Climber and Dark Void Zero are the best games on the service. Dark Void Zero is pretty short, but there's plenty of colelctibles to find in the 3 levels and each one is well designed. Aura Aura Climber on the other hand has tons of content. Endless mode, score attack, achievements, medals to find hidden in levels. It's a fun arcade like game where you help a sun climb back to space. Best game on the entire service for me.
Off the top of my head, games that are cheap and more fun than I expected include Alien on the Run, Fairune, and Toy Stunt Bike. The last one can make for some funny screenshots.
I totally forgot about Alien on the Run! I rememeber enjoying the demo for that. I should get it soon.
This game was gifted to me and it took me a few months to get around to playing it. When I did I didn't stop for a long time. The much-needed update was a year too late and I can't get myself to play the game anymore....but it's the last game that really surprised me. A nice eShop gem, imo!
@Tiefseemiez: I am a huge fan of attack of the Friday Monsters. You talk about an enduring story with a neat interface and play mechanic. It's been one of my favorite 3DS experiences. Great game. A little slow for some people but us old guys love it just fine
Still playing 3DS but will have Switch soon for multiplayer with friends. I miss you guys! Adam, Joni, Gavin and the rest of the Blue Rogues from the Phantasy Star Zero Days.
Attack of the Friday Monsters is great. It's a piece of art, and captures that adventurous spirit of childhood. I rank it right behind SteamWorld Dig for best eShop game that came out that year. I didn't include it because I thought it received a lot of attention with it being a Guild game.
@Windy: @Klimbatize: Yeah, I love how innocent and ghibliish it is. Even though you just ran around and talked to people, basically. But there hardly is a game on the 3DS that is as much a point'n'click adventure. And I loved the in-game-trading-card-game. It had a nice style though it was really easy and luck based. But I was kind of disappointed by the end of the story. There were quite a couple questions left unanswered.
Apart from that I have to admit that I can be easily persuaded of the quality of a game if I like the intro-song. Persona Q, Attack of the Friday Monsters and even Inazuma Eleven would hardly be able to make a bad impression on me after their intro-songs made me so happy. ^^
Never want to come down, never want to put my feet back down on the ground.
Attack of the Friday Monsters is great. It's a piece of art, and captures that adventurous spirit of childhood.
Agree. Another fan here. Really a rewarding experience playing that little game.
Wanting to play another game with a similar 'kid on summer break' vibe is what made me initially look into Yokai Watch, funnily enough. I really like the cozy feel of the protagonist's world in Friday Monsters. It's so simple yet beautifully rich because it captures the spirit of childhood so well.
Absolutely!
I happen to like Inazuma Eleven for the same reason. Though it obviously isn't as arty as Friday Monsters and aimed at a young Teen audience. But it reminds me of my own childhood and watching the Kickers anime.
But back to topic:
I'd call Box Boy a hidden gem, too. Don't think it got the attention it deserved.
Also Weapon Shop de Omasse got a lot of coverage, but also pretty mediocre reviews. They were kind of right, since the gameplay isn't that deep or varied. But on the other hand the game is really charming, unique and addictive.
Never want to come down, never want to put my feet back down on the ground.
For me it would probably be Fairune. I bought it on a whim because I remembered hearing praise for it on Touch Arcade but didn't know what to expect. It's really simple but kinda addictive, and I played it for quite some time during my flight to Vegas back in June.
A hidden gem for me is xeodrifter. It's a great metroidvania title (mostly metroid though), but it still feels like it's own thing. The only gripe I have is that it was kinda short for $10, but if your a completionist that won't be a problem cuz it takes a whole lie to find all the collectibles. Plus there's cross buy between Wii U and 3DS, that's always a plus.
I really enjoyed Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword. I feel that it's been forgotten recently, yet it's my favorite game of Nintendo's early eShop IPs.
Yeah, I like Sakura Samurai too, and it's a shame that it's the only one of the three "big" 1st party eShop originals that didn't get a sequel (the other two games being Pushmo & Dillon's Rolling Western).
Even though I beat the main game ages ago, I still regularly return to play the minigames in the towns, or tackle one of the "X number" Thug Challenges.
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